Interstellar Colonization Strategies (Narration Only)
Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur
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Using Relativity to Kill Spaceships in Space
It is likely any interstellar arc would have the manufacturing capability to perform an engine upgrade while moving. This also tends to imply very fast engine improvements relative to travel times. Any enmity is less likely to result in active piracy and more likely be performed using a stealthy mass driver or missile shot to the rear. Killing spaceships from behind is very easy and made easier because a colony ship needs to slow down.
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